What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and how does it protect research participants?
IRB stands for Institutional Review Board and consists of a committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others. The United States government requires all research involving human subjects to be reviewed and approved by an IRB (1) prior to any subject participation and (2) periodically thereafter in order to protect the rights of human participants. Back to top What is Informed Consent and how does it work? Informed Consent is the process of (1) educating people about the key facts of a clinical trial and (2) allowing people to voluntarily decide whether or not to participate in the trial. There are typically three steps taken in order to inform potential participants about the study prior to taking part: • Someone who is involved in and familiar with the trial explains the details of the study. • Potential participants are provided with two copies of the IRB approved Informed Consent form. The potential participant should keep one of these forms for th
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- What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and how does it protect research participants?
